Inheritance and expression of transgenes in T2 and T3 generations of Lotus corniculatus transformed using Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Euphytica

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-179

  Judith Webb, K ^a   Humphreys, Mervyn O ^a   Skøt, Leif ^a   Gibbs, Margaret ^b   Gatehouse, John ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glucuronidase expression; Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Lotus corniculatus; T2 and T3 progeny; Transgene inheritance

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; INHERITANCE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS;

EID: 0345035442     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003628914927     Document Type: Article

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